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Re: GIFs in the tcm binary package


Hi,

Ronald Landheer-Cieslak wrote:

[..snip..]

I thought (but am by no means certain) that the algorithm for decompressing
LZW is also covered by the patent, in which case you'd need a license for any
software that decompresses it as well.

Again, IANAL - I was just worried that someone might get into trouble..


Maybe you are right, but we don't want to decompress them. We only distribute them. TCM does not even contain LZW-Code.

I think that the distribution of GIFs is not subject to the patent policy (in contrast to their creation, as Benjamin points out), but if would make me feel better if I knew that the GIFs were created in a legal way. That's what I'm still about to find out.

BTW, I'm not a lawayer either :))

Daniel

rlc






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